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#5BFDFD

#5bfdfd ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bfdfd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 99.22% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 97.59% saturation and 67.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66ffff
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Relative luminance0.7957

Complementary

  1. #5bfdfd
  2. #fd5b5b

Split complementary

  1. #5bfdfd
  2. #fd5bac
  3. #fdac5b

Analogous

  1. #5bfdac
  2. #5bfdfd
  3. #5bacfd

Triadic

  1. #5bfdfd
  2. #fd5bfd
  3. #fdfd5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bfdfd
  2. #5b5bfd
  3. #fd5b5b
  4. #fdfd5b

Square

  1. #5bfdfd
  2. #ac5bfd
  3. #fd5b5b
  4. #acfd5b

Monochromatic

  1. #02bdbd
  2. #0ffcfc
  3. #5bfdfd
  4. #a7fefe
  5. #ebffff

Shades

#5bfdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bfdfd
  2. #52e4e4
  3. #49caca
  4. #40b1b1
  5. #379898
  6. #2e7f7f
  7. #246565
  8. #1b4c4c
  9. #123333
  10. #091919
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bfdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bfdfd
  2. #6bfdfd
  3. #7cfdfd
  4. #8cfefe
  5. #9dfefe
  6. #adfefe
  7. #bdfefe
  8. #cefefe
  9. #deffff
  10. #efffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bfdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bfdfd
  2. #5ff1f1
  3. #62e4e4
  4. #66d8d8
  5. #6acbcb
  6. #6ebfbf
  7. #71b2b2
  8. #75a6a6
  9. #799999
  10. #7c8d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bff0f0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edf1fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4dffe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4f6fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1ebfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fffd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bfdfd {
  color: #5bfdfd;
}
Background
.bg-5bfdfd {
  background-color: #5bfdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bfdfd {
  border: 2px solid #5bfdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bfdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 253 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bfdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bfdfd, #5bacfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bfdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 253 253 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.29 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.29 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 3.56 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.76 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.34 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.78 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.57 #a40202 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Aqua
#5bfdfd  rgb(91, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 98%, 67%)  Aqua
#fd5b5b  rgb(253, 91, 91)  hsl(0, 98%, 67%)  Pastel Red
#fd5bfd  rgb(253, 91, 253)  hsl(300, 98%, 67%)  Fuchsia Pink
#fdfd5b  rgb(253, 253, 91)  hsl(60, 98%, 67%)  Laser Lemon